Figurative Language Imagery Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole What

Figurative Language Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole

What is Figurative Language? • Figurative Language uses figures of speech to convey unique images and to create some sort of special effect or impression. • A “figure of speech” is an intentional deviation from the ordinary usage of language.

Examples of Figurative Language I • • • Imagery Similes Metaphors Personification Hyperboles

Image • An image is a word or group of words that refers to anything that can be perceived through your five senses. Example: sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell

Imagery • A noun used to refer to a set of related images in a poem or work of literature or the total images in that wok of literature.

Simile • A type of comparison that uses words such as like, as resembles, or than. • Similes are easy to spot Examples: “The team’s center looked like a skyscraper. ” “My love is like a red , red, rose. ” “We were as quiet as frightened mice. ”

Metaphors • A metaphor is a type of comparison with using like, as, or than. • A metaphor is a direct comparison • Instead of say one this is like another, a metaphor will say that one this is or was another. Example: “My brother is a prince. ” “Razorback stadium was a slaughterhouse. ”

Personification • Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are given human characteristics or qualities. Example: “The flowers dance in the wind. ” “The sun smiled down upon us. ” “An angry wind slashed its way across the island. ”

Hyperbole • A hyperbole is a form of figurative language which uses intentional exaggeration or overstating often for dramatic or humorous effect. Example: “I feel a flood of tears coming on. ” “I needed a pickup truck to carry all of my homework. ”

Uses of Figurative Language • Since many examples of figurative language are found in poetry. Being able to understand their interpretations are necessary.

Review –Figurative Language • • • Read the sentences. Write the first letter of the type of figurative language used in each sentence. Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Personification _____ 1. The wind whistled through the trees. _____ 2. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. _____ 3. She was as quiet as a mouse. _____ 4. I have told you a million times. _____ 5. His face was an open book. _____ 6. He is as strong as an ox. _____ 7. The stars looked down from the sky. _____ 8. Her smile is a ray of bright sunshine. _____ 9. His bedroom is a pig’s sty. _____10. She was pretty as a picture in her new dress.

• • Fill in the blanks to complete the comparisons. It is as cold as ___________________________. She is as smart as a ________________________. His backpack was as heavy as a ___________________. She is as old as __________________________. It was as hot as__________________________.

• • • Give the meaning of the metaphor. The animal’s eyes were embers in the dark night. __________________________________ From the mountaintop view people below appeared to be ants. __________________________________ He was a rock throughout the terrible ordeal. __________________________________ Complete the following for each sentence. The tree branches grabbed at him as he ran through the forest. The nonhuman _______ is given the human characteristic or action of __________________________________. The sun chased the clouds away. The nonhuman _______ is given the human characteristic or action of __________________________________.

• • Fill in the blanks to complete the comparisons. It is as cold as ___________________________. She is as smart as a ________________________. His backpack was as heavy as a ___________________. She is as old as __________________________. It was as hot as__________________________.